My Sweet Summer Suite
"My Sweet Summer Suite" is a 1976 instrumental single by Love Unlimited Orchestra and written by Barry White, taken from the My Sweet Summer Suite album. The single was #1 for three non consecutive weeks on the Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play chart,[1] and crossed over to both the soul charts, peaking at #28 (Hot R&B charts), and to the pop charts, where it reached number forty-eight.[2] This single is often cited as a model of "Los Angeles-style" disco song.
Chart positions
| Year | Track | Chart positions[3][4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 |
U.S. R&B |
U.S. Hot Dance | ||
| 1976 | "My Sweet Summer Suite" | 48 | 28 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 356.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 363.
- ↑ "The Love Unlimited Orchestra discography". http://www.billboard.com.
- ↑ "The Love Unlimited Orchestra UK discography". http://www.chartstats.com.
| Preceded by "Cherchez La Femme"/ "Sour and Sweet"/"I'll Play the Fool" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, Down to Love Town by The Originals |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single w/Brazilian Love Song October 9, 1976-October 16, 1976 (two weeks), November 6, 1976 (one week) |
Succeeded by "Midnight Love Affair"/"Crime Don't Pay" by Carol Douglas, "Four Seasons of Love" (all cuts) by Donna Summer |